An article came out in the New York Times with information about such a large beginning-of-the-year donation that Mayor Michael Bloomberg is making to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, $350 million, that it is worthwhile to use that number to do a quick footnoted fill-in and update the information available about how much Bloomberg has “given” to charity every year. All told, Bloomberg has now sent $1.1 billion to that university. See: $1.1 Billion in Thanks From Bloomberg to Johns Hopkins, By Michael Barbaro, January 26, 2013.

Below in chart form is updatedinformation about Bloomberg’s level of giving and the years of associated Bloomberg political campaigns.(There is a gap in the chart below because information about the amount
of Bloomberg’s 2012 giving is not yet available but should be available
very soon.)

$26.6 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 1997
(when he distributed to 433 groups). Handouts have increased every year
since - Press mentions of Bloomberg philanthropy begin this year$45 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 1998 - Year Bloomberg started talking publicly about running for mayor$47 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 1999$100.5 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 2000 (579 organizations)- Year before first mayoral election campaign$122.5 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 2001 (540 groups) Was elected mayor in November$130.9 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 2002 (655 groups) Became mayor$135.6 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 2003 (653 groups)$138/139.9 million*:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 2004 (843 groups)$143.9 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 2005 (987 groups)- Second campaign for mayor in connection with the 2005 election$165.3 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 2006. (1,077 groups)$205 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 2007.- The year he started to run for president.- The year he left the Republican party$235 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 2008 (1,221 recipient groups)- The year that Bloomberg started running for his third term as mayor and overthrew the city’s term limits restrictions. $254 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 2009
(1,300 organizations). 2009 was the year that Bloomberg was elected in
November to his third term as New York Mayor after spendingapproximately $105 million
in acknowledged direct spending on his campaign (many multiples of what
his challenger could raise from the public) and, in addition,
Bloomberg's political aides (also holding public posts) get fabulously
huge bonuses for campaign work. $279.18 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 2010 - Bloomberg ranked the #2 American "giver", "giving" to "arts, human services, public affairs, and other groups". 2010 was the year that Bloomberg shifted his charitable spending,which
had always concentrated on New York City recipients, to focusing on
recipients connected to issues of national significance.$311.3 million:- Bloomberg’s charitable gifts in 2011 - Bloomberg ranked the #5 American "giver," "giving" to "1,185 arts, human-services, public-affairs, and other groups".$Unknown now:- Coming soon-2012$350 million*:- (* to Johns Hopkins as of 1/27/13 and increasing) 2013

Early available figures coming out for 2012 giving don’t yet mention a figure for Bloomberg or where he will be in the rankings.

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